Doane University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Church of Christ
Population 340,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 988
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 62%
From Region 20%
Athletes 502 (53.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
Hispanic 12%
International 7%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Doane University 217 53% 73% 0% 4% 6% 8% $64,923 26 -0.11 47 96% 5.8%
General Engineering 13 — 85% 77% 0% 8% 8% 8% $105,093 79 +0.50 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 +1 71% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $83,221 6 -1.22 80 — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $82,599 6 -1.24 79 — — — — —
Information Systems — — — — — — — — $81,205 17 -0.83 78 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $69,859 44 -0.17 59 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,421 30 -0.60 58 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $74,151 64 +0.24 67 — — — — —
Biology 8 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 12% $76,869 93 +1.21 72 100% — — — —
Agricultural Business and Management 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,260 27 -0.52 55 — — — — —
Environmental Science 7 +1 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,296 45 -0.17 26 — — — — —
Behavioral Aspects of Health — — — — — — — — $67,207 49 -0.09 53 — — — — —
Exercise Science 25 — 56% 76% 0% 0% 0% 16% $57,431 34 -0.51 27 — — — — —
Health Education 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,488 20 -0.80 24 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 10 — 30% 60% 0% 20% 10% 0% $67,094 49 -0.09 52 — — — — —
Kinesiology — — — — — — — — $56,365 29 -0.63 24 — — — — —
Nursing — — — — — — — — $86,308 28 -0.59 83 — 3.2% — — —
Accounting 6 +2 100% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $86,511 53 -0.03 83 96% — — — —
Business Administration 38 +1 63% 66% 0% 3% 3% 16% $69,027 35 -0.45 57 97% 5.8% — — —
Economics 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,329 23 -0.78 73 — — — — —
English 8 — 12% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $53,838 61 +0.17 18 — — — — —
English Literature 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,085 62 +0.20 18 — — — — —
History 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,801 71 +0.18 30 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $56,887 57 -0.04 25 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,502 44 -0.23 22 — — — — —
Addiction Counseling 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,125 73 +0.46 26 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $55,786 29 -0.57 22 — — — — —
Human Services 7 — 43% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $53,907 50 +0.08 18 92% — — — —
International Studies — — — — — — — — $62,224 24 -0.55 40 — — — — —
Journalism — — — — — — — — $55,228 23 -0.79 21 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,497 25 -0.74 43 — — — — —
Psychology 17 +6 29% 47% 0% 6% 18% 6% $57,542 67 +0.38 27 89% — — — —
Social Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,069 40 -0.35 16 — — — — —
Sociology 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,069 40 -0.35 16 100% — — — —
Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,253 62 +0.26 26 — — — — —
Elementary Education 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,385 85 +0.76 26 100% — — — —
General Education 16 — 50% 50% 0% 6% 6% 12% $55,339 54 +0.03 21 — — — — —
Health and Physical Education/Fitness — — — — — — — — $55,696 39 -0.49 22 — — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,488 55 -0.12 24 100% — — — —
Special Education 3 +4 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,079 67 +0.48 31 100% — — — —
Digital Communication 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $55,994 59 +0.02 23 — — — — —
Graphic Design 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,815 12 -1.03 7 — — — — —
Music 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,898 35 -0.41 4 — — — — —
Studio Art — +1 — — — — — — $42,670 32 -0.45 4 — — — — —
Theater 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,755 41 -0.18 4 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,063
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 20.7% 45 69% 69% 0% 2% 4% 13% $71,543 31 -0.40 63 97% 5.8%
Health Sciences 18.0% 39 51% 74% 0% 5% 3% 10% $59,812 4 -0.43 33 100% —
Social Sciences 13.4% 29 45% 59% 0% 7% 10% 7% $56,487 42 +0.19 24 90% —
Education 12.9% 28 39% 68% 0% 4% 7% 7% $56,356 69 +0.25 24 100% —
Arts 6.5% 14 43% 93% 0% 0% 0% 7% $46,579 26 -0.45 7 — —
Engineering 6.0% 13 85% 77% 0% 8% 8% 8% $105,093 64 +0.50 94 — —
Humanities 6.0% 13 15% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $55,130 51 +0.15 21 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 12 33% 75% 0% 0% 8% 8% $75,963 89 +0.88 71 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.1% 11 82% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,283 56 -0.30 37 — —
Computer Science 3.2% 7 71% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $83,221 8 -1.22 80 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.8% 6 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $69,494 24 -0.53 58 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #557 100% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #463 100% — — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #420 21% — — — — —
Education — — — — 12 #302 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #611 88% — 12 #446 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 95 $509K $495K $13K
Track & Field (outdoor) 95 $538K $524K $13K
Football 64 $1.4M $1.3M $106K
Baseball 31 $902K $846K $56K
Other Sports 30 $108K $98K $9K
Soccer 25 $400K $403K -$3K
Basketball 14 $565K $556K $8K
Wrestling 12 $780K $720K $60K
Cross Country 10 $197K $195K $2K
Golf 10 $325K $328K -$2K
Tennis 9 $129K $125K $3K
Total 300 $5.8M $5.5M $269K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 72 $447K $419K $28K
Track & Field (outdoor) 72 $476K $447K $28K
Soccer 32 $439K $435K $3K
Softball 25 $610K $597K $13K
Volleyball 19 $471K $474K -$2K
Basketball 12 $442K $402K $39K
Wrestling 12 $535K $558K -$22K
Cross Country 10 $176K $174K $1K
Golf 10 $298K $272K $25K
Tennis 8 $75K $74K $775
Other Sports 2 $7K $6K $649
Total 202 $4.0M $3.9M $117K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 167 $957K $915K $42K
Track & Field (outdoor) 167 $1.0M $972K $42K
Football 64 $1.4M $1.3M $106K
Soccer 57 $839K $839K $313
Other Sports 32 $115K $105K $10K
Baseball 31 $902K $846K $56K
Basketball 26 $1.0M $958K $48K
Softball 25 $610K $597K $13K
Wrestling 24 $1.3M $1.3M $37K
Cross Country 20 $373K $369K $4K
Golf 20 $624K $600K $23K
Volleyball 19 $471K $474K -$2K
Tennis 17 $204K $199K $4K
Total 502 $11.2M $10.7M $428K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional